Solomon Northup
1808–1864Free-born African American kidnapped by slave-traders
Famous people · Indian Lake
Born near Indian Lake: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Solomon Northup, born in Minerva, 13 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Johnsburg lists 3, led by Wilbur Olin Atwater. Not one famous person on record comes from Indian Lake yet. In New York, 1,291 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Solomon Northup
Best known
Solomon Northup
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Indian Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Indian Lake
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Wilbur Olin Atwater
1844–1907American agricultural chemist (1844–1907); developer of the respiration calorimeter
Eben E. Rexford
1848–1916American lyricist and horticulturist
Alexandra Waterbury
born 1950American ballet dancer and model
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Nearby, Johnsburg has the most on record, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Indian Lake and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Solomon Northup: Frederick M. Coffin (engraved by Nathaniel Orr), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Olin Atwater: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Brewster Sewell: Amanda Brewster Sewell - 1904, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben E. Rexford: Jacob Henry Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard Volk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Kashiwa: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Robert Foster: John Butler Yeats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandra Waterbury: Warren Elgort, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzo T. Durand: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons